Debate was a blown opportunity for Trump

Washington Times ^ | September 30, 2020 | Editorial

[lasereye]

Huh??? You've never heard of low information voters? Obama rode them to reelection in 2012. They were at the center of his campaign strategy.

[dfwgator]

I believe after that debate in 1984, were when you heard the first rumblings of people thinking that Reagan had something wrong with his memory. I don’t think at that time, there was anything wrong with him, but the Democrats jumped on it.

They say Reagan lost 7-10 points of his lead after that debate, although he was still ahead. But another debate like that, and who knows.

I hope Melania had a nice talk with him last night about what he could do better next time.

I’m sure tonight’s rally will be fun, as he’ll talk about what really happened. It will be Must See TV. Maybe that’s Trump’s idea, get more people interested in watching his rallies. While Joe stays in the basement.

[nathanbedford]

Flash poll.

[Grampa Dave]

Pollsters = Hucksters!

Political scientist, Lindsay Rogers, coined the word pollster as a pejorative takeoff of the word huckster.

Why the News Is Not the Truth - Harvard Business Reviewhbr.org › 1995/05 ›

The news media and the government have created a charade that serves their own interests but misleads the public 24/7.

[dfwgator]

anyone who sees my posts here knows I hate the commie/marxists more than anyone alive but what i saw last night was a disgrace all around. Do you know what men like Lee or Washington would think of what we witnessed last night? (rhetorical question)

That's not Trump's fault though. Don't hate the playa, hate the game.

[grey_whiskers]

Rigged flash poll.

[philetus]

When Wallace asked Trump if he would condemn White Supremacy, Trump asked who Wallace was talking about several times.When Wallace didn’t give him a specific group, Trump said Proud Boys? If Trump had just said he condemns White Supremacy, the Dems would be saying, today, that Trump condemned the people from militia groups that showed up at the riots.

[Mr. Jeeves]

I’m afraid he lost more fence sitting women with his behavior and he really needs them.

Like Dan Bongino said on Fox last night, this is a base turnout election. Trump spat out many one-line facts that we know about and understand the back story of, but that fence-sitters wouldn’t be able to comprehend even after watching a two hour documentary. Trump was reassuring us that he is aware of and on top of all of these issues - especially voter fraud - while simultaneously forcing Biden to alienate large swaths of his base by explicitly repudiating the Green New Deal, speaking positively about the police, and denying Antifa even exists.

The Democrats are one more lost election away from a massive Leftist defection - probably to the nascent BLM party Tucker Carlson identified a couple of months ago. At very least, the Pelosi/Schumer/Nadler faction is headed for permanent exile. Joe just gave all of them a big shove out the door, in a hopeless attempt to appeal to moderate Democrats who no longer exist.

[lasereye]

I hope Melania had a nice talk with him last night about what he could do better next time.

I heard that Chris Christie played Biden in his debate prep. Did Trump give the same answers in the debate prep as last night? I tend to doubt it. But Christie or someone needs to "go over the film" with him, as they say in sports. Christie is actually a pretty effective debater. He had a memorable takedown of Rubio in 2016.

[mrmeyer]

I concur. We’re dealing with the politics of personal destruction and it’s a war. A warrior is needed not a saint or a nice guy.

[philetus]

“I think Trump missed a great chance to tell America WHAT HE ACCOMPLISHED during this 4 years.”

Trump did that when Wallace asked him “Why should American’s vote for you?. Wallace then asked Joe the same question and Joe talked about Trump and didn’t say one reason why American’s should vote for him.

[McGruff]

Your source is wrong. It was the Washington Examiner not the Washington Times. Big difference.

[TheConservativeTejano]

Partner, this article is written by the "The Giant Sixth Grade Brain Journalists at the Washington Compost" and the "Washington Compost" is really bad nowadays and the folks are starting to really notice just how bad this supposedly newspaper has gotten.

[Dr. Sivana]

These debates never move the needle at all.

They used to. Ford saying that East Europe was not under Soviet domination, Mike Dukakis being completely unmoved as moderator Bernard Shaw set up a hypothetical involving a brutal rape and murder of Kitty Dukakis, Al Gore's sighing audibly throughout one of the debates. Those all moved the needle. In the VP debates, men like Paul Ryan and Jack Kemp showed they weren't really ready for prime time despite their political reputations.

[MrRelevant]

He really left alot on the table. He couldve bludgeoned Biden with facts...but decided to browbeat the guy with random misplaced one liners instead.

[dfwgator]

They used to. Ford saying that East Europe was not under Soviet domination

Back then, if I were old enough to vote, I would have voted for Carter for that alone.

[dfwgator]

And Tim Kaine looked ridiculous. I seriously think that debate is what tipped the scales in favor of Trump.

Just as I believe Pence will destroy Kamala.

[Fresh Wind]

Biden’s up against Trump, who can lie just as convincingly, but with a heck of a lot more charisma

Would you care to list Trump's lies from last night?

[MayflowerMadam]

I think Biden’s behavior at the debate might have been a shot in the arm (ass?) for PDJT. When you’re President of the United States, and a crooked, addle-brained, pipsqueak tells you to “Shut up!” in front of the world ...

I don’t know, but it seems that Trump isn’t the type to let that go. I think that could have been a game changer for PDJT, and it’s a legitimate war from now on.

[Hot Tabasco]

Biden supporters think he won the debate, Trump supporters think he won.

It's all BS, I don't need anyone in the MSM trying to tell me what I saw last night......